BRAINS AND BRAWN

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2340, 9 January 1926, Page 9

BRAINS AND BRAWN

AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL. WEST GOABTER WINS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. (Per !?*•*«•» Association 1 DUNEDIN, Last Night. Ths axemen’s carnival was epntlnued at the Exhibition to-night. Results:—■ 18-in. doub’e-handed sawing handicap (£26 and gold medals, £lO and £5). First heat, six entries: Richardson and Duifiel (King Country), Bsecs., X; Andrews and Johnston (Southland), 6secs.. 2. Time: 17 secs. Second heat, six entries: Newman and Nejlaon (King Country), scr., X; Pollard and Gill (Southland), Seeps., 2, Time: X 9 2-Bsecs. Third heat, five ‘entries: 1 Straker and Seymour (Marlborough), Ssecs., Laurie and Sproule (SouthInndl, 3 secs., dead heat, 1. Time: 17secs. 15-in. underhand chop handicap (£llO and axe, £45, £ls, £6 and £2 10/-). Second heat (semi-final), seven entries): J. H. Ddbson (King Country), 20secs. 1; J. C. Bone (Southland), 16secs., 2; J. Spinks (Gatlins), IBsecs., 3. Time: Imin., 27 l-ssecs. World’s 15-n. underhand championship chop (£4O and gold medal, £2O and £10), ten entries; 11. A. Olbba (West Coast), 1; W. Bone (Southland), 2; W. Johnstone (Southland), 3. Time: imin., 18 l-ssecs; 18-in. single-handed. sawing handicap (£l6 ond medal, £8 and £4), first heat, nine entries: D. Johnstone (Southland), Ifsecs., 1; W. Jacobsen (Southland), 14secs., 2; G. Blands (Southland), ser., 8. Time: Blsocs. Second boat, seven entries; W. Johnstone (Southland), Bsecs.. 1; A. Olllver (Taranaki), lOsecs.. 2; A. Straker (Marlborough). lOsecs., S. Time: B 9 4-Bsecs.